184
184
Jul 1, 2013
07/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
back in benghazi the seven man response team finally gets to leave the benghazi airport bound for the c.i.a. annex. >> within 15 minutes of arriving at the annex facility they came under attack by rocket propelled grenades. >> former navy seals, glen doherty and tyrone woods become the third and fourth americans killed that night. hicks still in tripoli knows he must send another plane to benghazi. >> people in benghazi had been fighting all night. they were tired and exhausted. >> with hicks in tripoli, a special forces team led by lieutenant colonel steve gibson. >> i had told them to bring our people home. that is what he wanted to do. as colonel gibson and three personnel were getting in the cars, he stopped and called them off. he told me he had not been authorized to goal. >> how did the personnel react to stand down? >>ly quote lieutenant colonel gibson, it's the first time in my career that diplomat has more balls than somebody else in the military. >> he later tells people in congress he was not told to stand down but told to stay in tripoli. gibson's boss is four star carter
back in benghazi the seven man response team finally gets to leave the benghazi airport bound for the c.i.a. annex. >> within 15 minutes of arriving at the annex facility they came under attack by rocket propelled grenades. >> former navy seals, glen doherty and tyrone woods become the third and fourth americans killed that night. hicks still in tripoli knows he must send another plane to benghazi. >> people in benghazi had been fighting all night. they were tired and...
148
148
Jul 1, 2013
07/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi. how could americans be left so vulnerable in such a dangerous place? did their government leave them to die? did their president try to cover up what happened that night? voters reelected barack obama but they are giving him a pass on benghazi. a recent fox poll found more than 7 in 10 american voters want congress to continue investigating. congress has. and so have we. we begin with peter boyer who finds one piece of common ground between obama's supporters and critics. both agree to understand benghazi, you must go back a few years. >> any clear-eyed examination of this matter must begin with this sobering fact. benghazi joins a long list of tragedies and for america, hostages taken in tehran in 1979, our embassy and marine barracks bombed in beirut in 1983. khobar towers in 1996. >> she essentially said to understand benghazi, you have to understand the series of terror attacks that had occurred before. is she right? >> she is certainly right in terms of understanding the ideology
benghazi. how could americans be left so vulnerable in such a dangerous place? did their government leave them to die? did their president try to cover up what happened that night? voters reelected barack obama but they are giving him a pass on benghazi. a recent fox poll found more than 7 in 10 american voters want congress to continue investigating. congress has. and so have we. we begin with peter boyer who finds one piece of common ground between obama's supporters and critics. both agree...
75
75
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 75
favorite 0
quote 0
in benghazi. >> thank you. so this isat process that the joint teams of d.o.d. and state that goes out initially looked at the 19 posts. that's great that they come back with a report. it's kind of like, you know, the seven reports to this. and now we have another committee. we can keep having committees to look into benghazi, but if we never act on them, it doesn't help our men and women on the ground. and that's what i'm focused on. so what i want to know is with these isats, so they came back with their recommendations to you. have they been resourced? are they institutionalized? what has been done with this process so that it's not a snap shot in time in reaction to benghazi attack, and i want to make sure that, you know, at the very least, we're continuing the cooperation or at least there's some sort of institutionalization of the review process to make sure that if it's not those 19 posts, if the shift now is there's 20 posts or some other posts, what has been done to make sure it's institu
in benghazi. >> thank you. so this isat process that the joint teams of d.o.d. and state that goes out initially looked at the 19 posts. that's great that they come back with a report. it's kind of like, you know, the seven reports to this. and now we have another committee. we can keep having committees to look into benghazi, but if we never act on them, it doesn't help our men and women on the ground. and that's what i'm focused on. so what i want to know is with these isats, so they...
344
344
Jul 1, 2013
07/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 344
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi. 10:00 p.m. in washington. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> reporter: it's the only call between the two that night. >> the secretary of state should have been on the phone to the president constantly, saying we've got people at risk. >> reporter: at 10:08 p.m. washington time, clinton issues a statement. despite the months of security warnings in benghazi and claims of responsibility by an al qaeda affiliate, clinton links the attack to the anti muhammad video produced by nikoula. some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the internet. the united states deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. back in benghazi, the seven-man tripoli response team finally gets to leave the benghazi airport, bound for the cia annex. >> within 15 minutes of arriving at the annex facility, they came under attack by mortar and rocket-propelled
benghazi. 10:00 p.m. in washington. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> reporter: it's the only call between the two that night. >> the secretary of state should have been on the phone to the president constantly, saying we've got people at risk. >> reporter: at 10:08 p.m. washington time, clinton issues a statement. despite the months of security warnings in benghazi and claims of...
120
120
Jun 29, 2013
06/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi. 10:00 p.m. in washington. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> reporter: it's the only call between the two that night. >> the secretary of state should have been on the phone to the president constantly, saying we've got people at risk. >> reporter: at 10:08 p.m. washington time, clinton issues a statement. despite the months of security warnings in benghazi and claims of responsibility by an al qaeda affiliate, clinton links the attack to the anti muhammad video produced by nikoula. some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the internet. the united states deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. back in benghazi, the seven-man tripoli response team finally gets to leave the benghazi airport, bound for the cia annex. >> within 15 minutes of arriving at the annex facility, they came under attack by mortar and rocket-propelled
benghazi. 10:00 p.m. in washington. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> reporter: it's the only call between the two that night. >> the secretary of state should have been on the phone to the president constantly, saying we've got people at risk. >> reporter: at 10:08 p.m. washington time, clinton issues a statement. despite the months of security warnings in benghazi and claims of...
122
122
Aug 7, 2013
08/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 122
favorite 0
quote 0
then you get to benghazi and this is the greatest crime of benghazi. they had weeks and weeks and months of warnings. the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think at some point in time the individuals responsible are going to be found and there will be justice. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your docto
then you get to benghazi and this is the greatest crime of benghazi. they had weeks and weeks and months of warnings. the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama...
123
123
Apr 30, 2014
04/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
related to benghazi. let's bring in our panel, george will, a.b. stoddard and steve hayes. >> the email from ben rhodes was plainly about benghazi. as you say, it was responsive to a foia request that was made about documents pertaining to benghazi. there were at least two references to benghazi. one was the third point when he said we would bring to justice anyone who harmed americans. that's a clear reference to benghazi -- >> because in the other protests around the middle east no one was harmed. >> and the second point, there was a question, it was a hypothetical question, that ben rhodes put to susan rice, that specifically invoke benghazi. so of course it was about benghazi. i think what the email tells us more than anything was something we already knew the white house directed the public relations response to the benghazi attack and they made it something that wasn't the center of the attacks. mike morell, the former deputy cia director said when he was asked before congress just a couple of weeks
related to benghazi. let's bring in our panel, george will, a.b. stoddard and steve hayes. >> the email from ben rhodes was plainly about benghazi. as you say, it was responsive to a foia request that was made about documents pertaining to benghazi. there were at least two references to benghazi. one was the third point when he said we would bring to justice anyone who harmed americans. that's a clear reference to benghazi -- >> because in the other protests around the middle east...
88
88
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
CNNW
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
stevens into benghazi? >> i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department, who were immediately above chris, who were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to be expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could accomplish and, including, where it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to stay. and i think the initial decision was, you know, up to 30 days and reassess, but it could have been ten days, it could have been 60 days, depend upon what he found and what he reported back to us. >> and possibly what was determined about the danger of benghazi. who were those officials, secretary? >> there were a number of officials who were -- >> that were advising you on the security specifically. >> well, with respect to the security, this was a particular concern of the assistant secretary for the bureau in which chris worked. >> i'm sorry. what was that person's name? >> assistant secretary jeff feldm
stevens into benghazi? >> i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department, who were immediately above chris, who were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to be expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could accomplish and, including, where it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to stay. and i think the initial decision was, you know, up to 30 days and reassess, but it...
132
132
Apr 30, 2014
04/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi is the thing everybody's asking about, yet this e-mail if it had nothing to do with benghazi, why is it classified? so then it's declassified at some point. i assume before the committee asks for these e-mails. it's redacted, so they don't know who sent it or who got it by the time the committee gets it. but it finally gets fully released when judicial watch files a lawsuit and the judge says, you have to release it. >> by the way, we're going to have the president of judicial watch coming up right after you, bret. the snippet is now ready. this heated exchange with john carl and jay carney. watch. >> dominated by the attack at benghazi, right, as they were? >> well, we certainly knew that that would be a big part of the shows -- >> the primary thrust of those shows -- >> john -- >> an attack on a consulate in benghazi, you had americans killed. you knew full well that susan rice was primarily going to be asked about that attack, terrorist attack on a u.s. consulate in benghazi -- >> can i read the promo from your show, abc this week -- >> all the promos -- >> you acknowledge
benghazi is the thing everybody's asking about, yet this e-mail if it had nothing to do with benghazi, why is it classified? so then it's declassified at some point. i assume before the committee asks for these e-mails. it's redacted, so they don't know who sent it or who got it by the time the committee gets it. but it finally gets fully released when judicial watch files a lawsuit and the judge says, you have to release it. >> by the way, we're going to have the president of judicial...
55
55
May 4, 2014
05/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 55
favorite 0
quote 0
no one else was hurt, other than benghazi. so within the document itself, they are talking about reinforcing the view that we will go after those who harmed americans. the only people who were harmed, the four people killed were in benghazi. so that's just a bald-faced lie, that's insulting our intelligence, and it really is disrespectful to those who died in the line of duty to suggest this email they would not give us without a court order had nothing to do with the death of four americans. it had everything to do -- mr. mccain: i might add that all of the emails were supposed to be given to the congress in return for the confirmation of mr. brennan as head of the c.i.a. they didn't do that. mr. graham: no. the bottom line here is the goals set out in this email are to try to convince the american people seven weeks before an election we had done everything possible to protect our people and facilities, to underscore that the protests were rooted in an internet video and not a broader failure of policy. i'm here to tell you,
no one else was hurt, other than benghazi. so within the document itself, they are talking about reinforcing the view that we will go after those who harmed americans. the only people who were harmed, the four people killed were in benghazi. so that's just a bald-faced lie, that's insulting our intelligence, and it really is disrespectful to those who died in the line of duty to suggest this email they would not give us without a court order had nothing to do with the death of four americans....
59
59
Aug 7, 2013
08/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 59
favorite 0
quote 0
then you get to benghazi and this is the greatest crime of benghazi. they had weeks and weeks and months of warnings. the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think at some point in time the individuals responsible are going to be found and there will be justice. and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away.
then you get to benghazi and this is the greatest crime of benghazi. they had weeks and weeks and months of warnings. the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama...
95
95
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
BLOOMBERG
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
stevens into benghazi? ms. clinton: i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were chris, who above were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to the expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could accomplish and including where it would be safer him to be, and how long for him to say. i think the initial decision was up to 30 days and reassess, but it could have been 10 days or 60 days, depending on what he found and reported back to us. >> who were those officials? ms. clinton: there were a number of officials. >> that were advising you on the security specifically. ms. clinton: this was a particular concern of the assistant secretary for the bureau in which chris ware. >> i'm sorry, what was that person's name? ms. clinton: assistant secretary the assistantand secretary for a diplomatic security and other officials within the state department. i think it is fair to say, this was a risky undertak
stevens into benghazi? ms. clinton: i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were chris, who above were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to the expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could accomplish and including where it would be safer him to be, and how long for him to say. i think the initial decision was up to 30 days and reassess, but it could have been 10 days or 60...
99
99
May 8, 2013
05/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
diplomatic mission in libya and also in benghazi, ultimately in benghazi. mr. cummings, we will have, from time to time, our disagreement. but i know that for all the members of this committee, we understand that these disagreements must be kept on the side of the desk. the brave witnesses deserve this committee was called to testify. the brave whistleblowers are what make this committee and their work so important. we are the ones that lead underneath this president. the public has a right to their accounts. we must respect whistleblowers and work on a bipartisan basis to protect them. with that, i recognize the ranking member for his opening statement. mr. chairman, i want to thank you for calling this hearing. and i want to be clear. i have said it over and over again. no member of congress, be they republican or democrat, who failed to be whistleblowers. i think it is sad when that accusation is made against any member of this congress all of our members, both republicans and democrats, we were tremendously saddened by the deaths of christopher stevens and
diplomatic mission in libya and also in benghazi, ultimately in benghazi. mr. cummings, we will have, from time to time, our disagreement. but i know that for all the members of this committee, we understand that these disagreements must be kept on the side of the desk. the brave witnesses deserve this committee was called to testify. the brave whistleblowers are what make this committee and their work so important. we are the ones that lead underneath this president. the public has a right to...
142
142
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
CNNW
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi. there were 20 attacks. so what we're trying to find out how many attacks would have been necessary that she knew about would have been necessary for her to give additional security in benghazi. especially after she admits that she got briefed every day she was in d.c. by the cia and these are the very cia reports that they are talking about. there was 4500 pages of those reports from january 1st to the attack. so we just want to know how many pages it would have taken, how many attacks it would have taken, what it would have taken to beef up, get more security to protect the u.s. personnel on the ground. >> there are additional documents that we will have the opportunity in the next few hours to ask her about that she's not been asked about in previous hearings. so. >> why shouldn't the testimony be released to the public? >> i think these large discussions about what is released and what isn't released need to be made in the totality of the whole investigation. so a as the chairman h
benghazi. there were 20 attacks. so what we're trying to find out how many attacks would have been necessary that she knew about would have been necessary for her to give additional security in benghazi. especially after she admits that she got briefed every day she was in d.c. by the cia and these are the very cia reports that they are talking about. there was 4500 pages of those reports from january 1st to the attack. so we just want to know how many pages it would have taken, how many...
49
49
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> it appears leaving benghazi with respect to all of that danger, leaving benghazi was not an option in 2012. and i yield back. >> if i could just quickly respond, never a recommendation from any intelligence official in our government, from any official in the state department, or from any other person with knowledge of our presence in benghazi to shut down benghazi even after the two attacks that the compound suffered. and perhaps you would wonder why. but i can tell you it was thought that the mission in benghazi, in conjunction with the cia mission, was vital to our national interest. >> the gentlelady yields back. >> very much, mr. chairman. i just want to clarify. i was asking secretary clinton a moment ago i mentioned an e-mail that had gone from ambassador chris stevens to deputy secretary lamb. what i meant to say was a cable. >> the record will reflect that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary clinton, i'm pleased that you finally have the opportunity to be here. before i start my line of questioning, i just want to clarify with regards to the april, june 2012 incidents,
. >> it appears leaving benghazi with respect to all of that danger, leaving benghazi was not an option in 2012. and i yield back. >> if i could just quickly respond, never a recommendation from any intelligence official in our government, from any official in the state department, or from any other person with knowledge of our presence in benghazi to shut down benghazi even after the two attacks that the compound suffered. and perhaps you would wonder why. but i can tell you it was...
142
142
Mar 9, 2013
03/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
that and more as the special, benghazi, six months of deceit benghazi, six months of deceit continues. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. that's why i recommend polident. [ male announcer ] cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. [ male announcer ] cleaner, but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money.stor. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you
that and more as the special, benghazi, six months of deceit benghazi, six months of deceit continues. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. that's why i recommend polident. [ male announcer ] cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. [ male announcer ] cleaner, but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money.stor. i love making money....
97
97
Jul 3, 2016
07/16
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
what happened in benghazi. and there are recommendations made to make sure it does not happen again. in conclusion, i want to thank the house of representatives for giving us the honor of investigating four of our brave, courageous, fellow citizens. and those that fought so valiantly that night. and it want to thank the six members who are standing with me who took on this assignment, not in lieu of other assignments, that in addition thereto. and the women and men on our staff who took on, what proved to be, and incredibly difficult challenge. they did so out of the singular motivation of honoring four people whose political ideations none of us know anything about. that gave their lives in benghazi. lastly, i want to thank my fellow citizens forbearing with our committee as he went through the process of uncovering the process of new information of witnesses and documents. i hope my fellow citizens will read this report. not for me, but for those who sacrificed and those nameless, faceless americans who incon
what happened in benghazi. and there are recommendations made to make sure it does not happen again. in conclusion, i want to thank the house of representatives for giving us the honor of investigating four of our brave, courageous, fellow citizens. and those that fought so valiantly that night. and it want to thank the six members who are standing with me who took on this assignment, not in lieu of other assignments, that in addition thereto. and the women and men on our staff who took on,...
171
171
Oct 20, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> can you speak with us briefly about the attack in benghazi? >> we are in a stronger position today. than we were four years ago. >> did the obama administration have problem calling the threat by its name? >> suggestion that anybody in my team would play politics to mislead is offensive. >> could you protect ambassador stevens? >> announcer: "special report investigates: death & deceit in benghazi." from washington, d.c., here is bret baier. >> bret: it looked like this election was all about the economy. but that changed when terrorist murdered four americans at the united states consulate in benghazi, libya, on the anniversary of 9/11. americans had questions. who did this? how? should our government have seen it coming? did president obama try to hide the truth? is this a huge scand that exposes a failed obama foreign policy? or is mitt romney just saying it is? tonight, we'll try to give you answers. we'll walk you step by step through the terror that unfolded that day. we'll break down the political maneuvering that followed. but we begin
. >> can you speak with us briefly about the attack in benghazi? >> we are in a stronger position today. than we were four years ago. >> did the obama administration have problem calling the threat by its name? >> suggestion that anybody in my team would play politics to mislead is offensive. >> could you protect ambassador stevens? >> announcer: "special report investigates: death & deceit in benghazi." from washington, d.c., here is bret...
53
53
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
to extend benghazi through 2012. and he sent it to undersecretary patrick kennedy who approved it. another high-level official who, by the way, for the record state department has given us none of undersecretary patrick kennedy's e-mails yet. same with jeffrey feltman, very high-level officials within the state department. are you familiar with that memo sent on december 27th entitled "future of operations in benghazi, libya"? are you familiar with that memo and if so did secretary feltman discuss that with you at the time and discuss extending the mission in benghazi in democrats of '11? >> i'm familiar that there was an ongoing discussion about the future of the mission in benghazi -- >> a discussion between whom, ma'am? >> between all of the relevant officials in the state department. >> help me with understanding -- >> jeff feltman was one of them. >> who else? >> chris stevens was one of them. but there were many others who had information and expertise to add to it. and there was a recommendation that benghazi
to extend benghazi through 2012. and he sent it to undersecretary patrick kennedy who approved it. another high-level official who, by the way, for the record state department has given us none of undersecretary patrick kennedy's e-mails yet. same with jeffrey feltman, very high-level officials within the state department. are you familiar with that memo sent on december 27th entitled "future of operations in benghazi, libya"? are you familiar with that memo and if so did secretary...
77
77
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 77
favorite 0
quote 0
in benghazi. moreover, regular communications between africom -- which is the dod command -- and the special mission benghazi could have facilitated the prepositioning of military assets in a region where there were very real questions over the host country's ability to protect our diplomatic personnel. secretary clinton, within the weeks of the terror it attacks in benghazi -- terrorist attacks in benghazi happening, following that, i understand you partner with the the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to establish and deploy five interagency security assessment teams to assess our security positive -- posture and needs at at least 19 high threat posts in 13 different countries. in fact, deputy secretary new ne testified emerging security challenges were addressed. why did you partner with the department of defense to conduct such a high priority review, and was it effective in addressing the shortfalls in benghazi and applying it for other locations? >> congressman -- congresswoman, thank y
in benghazi. moreover, regular communications between africom -- which is the dod command -- and the special mission benghazi could have facilitated the prepositioning of military assets in a region where there were very real questions over the host country's ability to protect our diplomatic personnel. secretary clinton, within the weeks of the terror it attacks in benghazi -- terrorist attacks in benghazi happening, following that, i understand you partner with the the chairman of the joint...
148
148
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
presence in benghazi. did you give his opinions a lot of weight and respect. >> do you recall him advocated for continued u.s. presence, specifically in benghazi? >> yes, he did.$hv úp &h(lc% >> in fact, ambassador stephens e-mails, which this committee had for more than a year confirmed what you stated. i would ask consent to enter this document into the record and it's being passed out for members of the committee. >> without objection. >> i understand this e-mail is not one you've seen before as it was not addressed or sent to you, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> in the e-mail before you he wrote this proposal fr continued presence in benghazi. option b was a virtual presence with zero full time staff in benghazi. special envoy stephens sent this to jean chris, then ambassador to libya. at the time they had a combined 83 years of foreign service experience. would the recommendation of this team be given fair amount of weight in this department? >> it would. >> is that the way it should work? >>
presence in benghazi. did you give his opinions a lot of weight and respect. >> do you recall him advocated for continued u.s. presence, specifically in benghazi? >> yes, he did.$hv úp &h(lc% >> in fact, ambassador stephens e-mails, which this committee had for more than a year confirmed what you stated. i would ask consent to enter this document into the record and it's being passed out for members of the committee. >> without objection. >> i understand this...
89
89
May 3, 2014
05/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
mission in benghazi. the attacks would last some seven hours, and before it was done, they would claim the lives of four americans, including ambassador chris stephens. 8:00 p.m., deputy chief of station gregory hicks in tripoli talks by telephone to secretary of state hillary clinton. he tells her that the american facility in benghazi is under attack. that night, he told another state department official that those attacks were conducted by the local al qaeda franchise, which might have captured the u.s. ambassador. 10:00 p.m., after talking with hicks, clinton updates president obama. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date, to hear his perspective. >> shortly afterwards, clinton puts out a statement on the benghazi attack, which includes the following, "some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the internet. the united states deplores any effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others." septem
mission in benghazi. the attacks would last some seven hours, and before it was done, they would claim the lives of four americans, including ambassador chris stephens. 8:00 p.m., deputy chief of station gregory hicks in tripoli talks by telephone to secretary of state hillary clinton. he tells her that the american facility in benghazi is under attack. that night, he told another state department official that those attacks were conducted by the local al qaeda franchise, which might have...
60
60
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
stevens in to benghazi? secretary clinton: i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were immediately above chris who were making the plans for him to go in that it was going to be expeditiously -- expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could where sh and including it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to say. i think the initial decision was up to 30 days and reassess, but it could have been 10 days, it could have been 60 days depending upon what he found and reported back to us. mrs. brooks: and possibly what was determined about the dange every of benghazi. who were those officials? secretary clinton: there were a number of officials -- mrs. brooks: that were advising you on the security specifically. secretary clinton: with respect to the security, this was a particular concern of the assistant secretary for the bureau in which chris worked. mrs. brooks: what was that person's name? secret
stevens in to benghazi? secretary clinton: i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were immediately above chris who were making the plans for him to go in that it was going to be expeditiously -- expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could where sh and including it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to say. i think the initial decision was up to 30 days and reassess, but it...
140
140
Jun 28, 2016
06/16
by
CNNW
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
>>> happening right now, the official report on the deadly benghazi terror attack, it has been released just this moment. we have advanced, exclusive access. >>> markets rattled this morning, major meetings between european leaders, the british government in turmoil. the latest fallout from the brexit vote. >>> good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, june 28th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's start with breaking news this hour happening right now. the republican led house select committee on benghazi releasing key portions of this report on the 2012 attack in libya that killed four americans including the ambassador. during hillary clinton's time as secretary of state. cnn given exclusive advance access to part of the report. chief political correspondent dana bash has gone over that section. she has it in her hands. she joins us now. dana, the house created this select committee more than two years ago. finally this morning, this morning this report is coming out, you have seen some 200 pages of this document. what can you tell
>>> happening right now, the official report on the deadly benghazi terror attack, it has been released just this moment. we have advanced, exclusive access. >>> markets rattled this morning, major meetings between european leaders, the british government in turmoil. the latest fallout from the brexit vote. >>> good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, june 28th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's...
155
155
Mar 9, 2013
03/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
>> guy who is a self-proclaimed master mind of the benghazi attacks, is sitting in the benghazi luxury he hotel pool side sipping strawberry frappes and why haven't we gone after him. we know where the al-qaeda training camps are in libya, why haven't we gone after them. it's the message you send free open season on americans, no penalty. >> sean: and the chinese hack in into our security system no penalty. the russian over with nuclear tipped weapons. no penalty. >> no penalty. >> it's not like obama did this thing in libya, it's a war and suddenly unforseebly we had jihadists running rampant in benghazi. a lot of us campaigned against that war precisely because we didn't want to empower our enemies and i think he doesn't go after the people we know did it, it makes it too painfully obvious that it started with the people who hated america and we've empowered them. >> to pick up on that point, nobody in the mainstream media, very few, i mean, we're doing it here, but nobody is asking the bigger question about what barack obama's broader agenda is. you can't look at the map of the midd
>> guy who is a self-proclaimed master mind of the benghazi attacks, is sitting in the benghazi luxury he hotel pool side sipping strawberry frappes and why haven't we gone after him. we know where the al-qaeda training camps are in libya, why haven't we gone after them. it's the message you send free open season on americans, no penalty. >> sean: and the chinese hack in into our security system no penalty. the russian over with nuclear tipped weapons. no penalty. >> no...
50
50
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 50
favorite 0
quote 0
you spent a lot of time in benghazi. have the facts that have come out around the investigation demonstrated na they didn't realise how dangerous benghazi was. >> it's difficult to talk about protection of embassies. i spent time in benghazi, kaboom, baghdad. times that - the time that it shifts, happens without us detecting how much the threat is. hindsight is 20/20. that's a lot of what is going on. at the time of the incident, we knew that tensions were rising and violence escalating, that was so much hope on the ground. it was part of what is clouding judgment. >> during the hearings, broadly speaking, over the course of them, have you learnt anything useful about the way the state department works in protecting our embassies overseas, or the inner thinking of the administration about what was going on in libya? >> not really. not from these hearings. what is important to say is that probably the secretary of state was not aware of the situation in tripoli completely 100% and benghazi. and as said. it was hard for us
you spent a lot of time in benghazi. have the facts that have come out around the investigation demonstrated na they didn't realise how dangerous benghazi was. >> it's difficult to talk about protection of embassies. i spent time in benghazi, kaboom, baghdad. times that - the time that it shifts, happens without us detecting how much the threat is. hindsight is 20/20. that's a lot of what is going on. at the time of the incident, we knew that tensions were rising and violence escalating,...
20
20
Sep 23, 2014
09/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 20
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary, none of that was done in benghazi. so, what -- we know the risk in benghazi. my colleagues and you and others have done a wonderful job of highlighting some of the trip wires, i think is the diplomatic term. what policy were we pursuing in libya that was so great that it overcame all of the trip wires and all of the rifbs? >> not being here at the time, sir, i cannot answer that question for you. i do believe personally, with my time at the united nations, that many of us understood that if we lost the eastern half of libya, that if we lost the confidence of the people after the revolution in libya, that we were going to pay a terrible price. and i don't want to put words into chris stevens' mouth. i think he was the -- an immensely talented diplomat. and i was not here at that time. but i think it was clear in chris's mind why he needed to go to benghazi and what he was trying to accomplish. i think today we have more normalized processes to make sure those decisions are documented, the vpvp process makes us go through a process that i don't think was there p
secretary, none of that was done in benghazi. so, what -- we know the risk in benghazi. my colleagues and you and others have done a wonderful job of highlighting some of the trip wires, i think is the diplomatic term. what policy were we pursuing in libya that was so great that it overcame all of the trip wires and all of the rifbs? >> not being here at the time, sir, i cannot answer that question for you. i do believe personally, with my time at the united nations, that many of us...
85
85
Jun 28, 2016
06/16
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
that's the scandal of benghazi. the thing that i take away -- and it's been mentioned by previous speakers -- is this jarring contrast between the ingenuity and the heroism and the initiative that was taking place at benghazi, you can read these communications, you can understand the urgency of what they were dealing with and this overwhelming sense of respond to rescue other americans. meanwhile across the ocean almost a disposition of near fecklessness. the summary of this white house meeting that the chairman mentioned that took place at 7:30, half of the discussion, half of the readouts according to the information that we became privy to suggested that they were talking about a video. when you read this information, you come to the conclusion -- at least i did -- that they're as concerned, more concerned, about whether they're going to be offending the libyan government by how it is that there this rescue is proposed to take place than whether the rescue is successful. marinate that for a second. they're worrie
that's the scandal of benghazi. the thing that i take away -- and it's been mentioned by previous speakers -- is this jarring contrast between the ingenuity and the heroism and the initiative that was taking place at benghazi, you can read these communications, you can understand the urgency of what they were dealing with and this overwhelming sense of respond to rescue other americans. meanwhile across the ocean almost a disposition of near fecklessness. the summary of this white house meeting...
58
58
Oct 25, 2015
10/15
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 58
favorite 0
quote 0
presence in benghazi. and republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock, media matters, i have no idea what that is even, and affiliated entities, but no questions -- no questions -- about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning that i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. now, not the one that's actually relevant to today about benghazi, but the one that was written 17 years ago about a different attack in tanzania. there was a very nice chart. they've got great exhibits. selectively quoting from that report. and the implication was the secretary should have security, should be the one deciding the security at every facility around the world. what he didn't read to you was part of the same section of that report, which says, quote, in the process the secretary should re-examine the present organizational structure with the objective of assuring that a
presence in benghazi. and republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock, media matters, i have no idea what that is even, and affiliated entities, but no questions -- no questions -- about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning that i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. now, not the one that's actually relevant to today about benghazi,...
71
71
May 9, 2013
05/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
diplomatic mission in libya and in benghazi ultimately in benghazi. mr. cummings, we will have, from time to time, our disagreements. i know that for all the members of this committee, we understand that these agreements must be kept on this side of tehhe dais. these brave witnesses deserve the right to the call to testify. these brave whistleblowers are what make this committee's work work. we are the committee that led for new whistle blower protections signed by this president and the public has a right to hear their accounts and we, more than any other committee, must respect whistle- blowers and work on a bipartisan basis always to protect them. with that, i recognize the ranking member for his opening statements. >> mr. chairman, i want to thank you for calling this hearing. i want to be clear. i have said it over and over again. there is no member of this congress be they republican or democrat, who fails to uphold the right of whistle-blowers to come forward. and i sink it is sad when that accusation is made -- and i think it is sad when that accu
diplomatic mission in libya and in benghazi ultimately in benghazi. mr. cummings, we will have, from time to time, our disagreements. i know that for all the members of this committee, we understand that these agreements must be kept on this side of tehhe dais. these brave witnesses deserve the right to the call to testify. these brave whistleblowers are what make this committee's work work. we are the committee that led for new whistle blower protections signed by this president and the public...
197
197
Jun 28, 2016
06/16
by
CNNW
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
that's the scandal of benghazi. the thing that i take away and it's been mentioned by previous speakers is this jarring contrast between the ingenuity and the heroism and the initiative that was taking place at benghazi. you can read the communications, you can understand the urgency of what they were dealing with and this overwhelming sense of responsibility to rescue other americans, meanwhile across the ocean almost a disposition of near fectlessness. the summary of the meeting that the white house took place at 7:30, half of the discussion, half of the read-outs according to the information we were privy to suggested they were talking about a video. when you read this information, you come to the conclusion, at least i did, that there is concern, actually more concern about whether they are going to be offended the libyan government by how it is that there is rescue proposed to take place and whether the rescue is actually successful. marinate in that for a second. they are worried about approvals, they are worr
that's the scandal of benghazi. the thing that i take away and it's been mentioned by previous speakers is this jarring contrast between the ingenuity and the heroism and the initiative that was taking place at benghazi. you can read the communications, you can understand the urgency of what they were dealing with and this overwhelming sense of responsibility to rescue other americans, meanwhile across the ocean almost a disposition of near fectlessness. the summary of the meeting that the...
30
30
Aug 25, 2017
08/17
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi's top football tea m have suffered from. benghazi's top football team are preparing for the new season. remarkably, through all of the years of violence, the libyan national league has kept going. 0ne semblance of unity amid the division and chaos. a generation of young libyan men have grown up with guns, militias, and war. in eastern libya, khalifa haftar is seen as a warrior and a winner. but on the other side of this crippled country his ultimate victory seems much less certain. hello there. there's not much movement of our weather at the moment, so it's a familiar theme as we head to the end of the week. the best of the weather towards the south—east of the uk, where temperatures should be a bit higher than they were on thursday. head towards the north—west and here it's much more unsettled, showers and maybe some longer spells of rain. as a result it will be a bit cooler too. the wetter weather is in the north—west because we're closer to this area of low pressure. now, eventually that will push across scotland ou
benghazi's top football tea m have suffered from. benghazi's top football team are preparing for the new season. remarkably, through all of the years of violence, the libyan national league has kept going. 0ne semblance of unity amid the division and chaos. a generation of young libyan men have grown up with guns, militias, and war. in eastern libya, khalifa haftar is seen as a warrior and a winner. but on the other side of this crippled country his ultimate victory seems much less certain....
45
45
Aug 22, 2017
08/17
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 45
favorite 0
quote 0
hardtalk is on the road in benghazi, libya. iam hardtalk is on the road in benghazi, libya. i am stephen sackur. this city has been ripped apart by six yea rs of city has been ripped apart by six years of conflict. thousands have been killed, tens of thousands have fled. eastern libya and the west are run by rival political institutions but there is now something resembling a functioning authority here, imposed by the military strongman in eastern libya, marshal khalifah haftar. can the commander who once served kadhafi pull libya back from the brink? myjourney to libya starts with a little piece of history. the first scheduled flight bound to benghazi in three years. the city's airport was closed down by heavy fighting in 2014. back then, jihadists seized most of the city. those days are over. thank you. 0k, buy. so here we have one small sign of normality returning to one libyan city. the terminal building is nothing but a shed. the right many flights. but to the people of benghazi, this feels like the lifting of a siege. this is what the war left behind. entire neighbourh
hardtalk is on the road in benghazi, libya. iam hardtalk is on the road in benghazi, libya. i am stephen sackur. this city has been ripped apart by six yea rs of city has been ripped apart by six years of conflict. thousands have been killed, tens of thousands have fled. eastern libya and the west are run by rival political institutions but there is now something resembling a functioning authority here, imposed by the military strongman in eastern libya, marshal khalifah haftar. can the...
278
278
tv
eye 278
favorite 0
quote 0
that was from the january benghazi hearings. that also failed to blow the lid off the giant cover-up propagated by this administration. today, wednesday. >> come wednesday you're going to start hearing the truth about benghazi. it's going to make you mad. it's going to make you upset. >> jon: and if it doesn't, we've have another one until it does. you may be wondering why for benghazi congress has held nine full hearings. including one closed hearing. why ambassador pickerring and admiral mullennish eyed a full accountability report chastising the state department for their systemic failures and why benghazi is generally emerged as a rallying cry for the president's opponents. when during the bush administration, there were 54 attacks on diplomatic targets that killed 13 americans yet garnered only three hearings on embassy security total and zero outrage from fox. why is this attack so different for republicans? >> this makes watergate look like child's play, megan. >> jon: oh! well, that is serious. that is serious and it's n
that was from the january benghazi hearings. that also failed to blow the lid off the giant cover-up propagated by this administration. today, wednesday. >> come wednesday you're going to start hearing the truth about benghazi. it's going to make you mad. it's going to make you upset. >> jon: and if it doesn't, we've have another one until it does. you may be wondering why for benghazi congress has held nine full hearings. including one closed hearing. why ambassador pickerring and...
63
63
Oct 24, 2015
10/15
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 63
favorite 0
quote 0
stevens into benghazi? >> i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were immediately above chris, who were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to be expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground. about what he could accomplish and including where it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to stay. and i think the initial decision was, you know, up to 30 days and reassess. but it could have been 10 days. it could have been 60 days depending upon what he found and what he reported back to us. >> is and possibly what was determined about the danger of benghazi. who were those officials? >> there were a number of officials -- >> advising you on the security specifically? >> with respect to the security, this was a particular concern of the assistant secretary for the bureau in which chris worked. >> i'm sorry. what was that person's name? >> assistant secretary jeff feldman. and the security for diplomati
stevens into benghazi? >> i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were immediately above chris, who were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to be expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground. about what he could accomplish and including where it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to stay. and i think the initial decision was, you know, up to 30 days and reassess. but it...
48
48
Aug 25, 2017
08/17
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 48
favorite 0
quote 0
there is no mistaking who is in charge in benghazi now. marshal haftar glowers down from 1,000 billboards. haftar and his army see their victory here as a turning point for libya, order replacing chaos thanks to military rule. in downtown benghazi, there are still checkpoints and no—go areas. for much of the conflict, the front line between the jihadists and haftar‘s forces ran alongside the tibesti hotel, which looms over the city centre. close by, we found a gaggle of vocal supporters of the man they call their saviour. for more than three years, we have been suffering as the people of benghazi. thousands have been displaced but luckily, fortunately, they're back to their homes because of... in the safe hands of the libyan army under the command of khalifa haftar. what you want to happen now? do you want to see marshal haftar marching to tripoli with the libyan national army? they want him to be the president of libya because what he promised... but he would be a dictator. he is not a dictator! in three years, this guy had given the
there is no mistaking who is in charge in benghazi now. marshal haftar glowers down from 1,000 billboards. haftar and his army see their victory here as a turning point for libya, order replacing chaos thanks to military rule. in downtown benghazi, there are still checkpoints and no—go areas. for much of the conflict, the front line between the jihadists and haftar‘s forces ran alongside the tibesti hotel, which looms over the city centre. close by, we found a gaggle of vocal supporters of...
131
131
May 9, 2014
05/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
ask me about benghazi, i'll talk about benghazi. obamacare, i'll be happy to talk about it. >> they didn't get a memo. we found an e-mail which is why we decided to talk about benghazi again. >> first of all, i think the e-mail vsz been completely explo exploited. there was a specific set of requests given to the white house specifically asking about susan rice and the state department. you guys got that in congress. a different organization asked a different question and got different documents. that's e-mail. there's no cover-up here. why to you guys exploit -- you have 25,000 dooms, you're going to make a whole thing over one e-mail? makes no sense at all. >> we don't know how many e-mails are out there. we have to phase it just right, determine what is is to get the right answer. if we don't ask you the exactly right question, somebody is going to say, we didn't have to give you that. if my children tried to tell me that, i'd say, you knew what i wanted, you with heheld that information, you're in trouble, buddy. dealing with ou
ask me about benghazi, i'll talk about benghazi. obamacare, i'll be happy to talk about it. >> they didn't get a memo. we found an e-mail which is why we decided to talk about benghazi again. >> first of all, i think the e-mail vsz been completely explo exploited. there was a specific set of requests given to the white house specifically asking about susan rice and the state department. you guys got that in congress. a different organization asked a different question and got...
76
76
May 2, 2014
05/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 76
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi, benghazi. >> benghazi. >> benghazi. >> the republicans want to make it a political issue. >> this is a scandal without a center. >> how many more taxpayer dollars are we going to spend try to prove a political point? >> benghazi. >> benghazi. >> president obama this afternoon had his hands full with the full-blown international crisis. hosting german chancellor angela merkel at the white house to discuss a major escalation in ukraine. today saw the heaviest fighting in that country since a pro-russian uprising a month ago with at least 31 killed during clashes between pro-russian demonstrators and ukrainian government supporters. but if you are a republican in congress, the crisis is not in ukraine. no, the crisis at hand is the administration's response to the 2012 attack in benghazi. today, we witnessed a full-blown outbreak of benghazi fever. this morning, the chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee darrell issa, a man who has made quite a name for himself in the world of scandal mongering. subpoenaed the secretary of state john kerry because, be
benghazi, benghazi. >> benghazi. >> benghazi. >> the republicans want to make it a political issue. >> this is a scandal without a center. >> how many more taxpayer dollars are we going to spend try to prove a political point? >> benghazi. >> benghazi. >> president obama this afternoon had his hands full with the full-blown international crisis. hosting german chancellor angela merkel at the white house to discuss a major escalation in ukraine....
67
67
May 12, 2013
05/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 67
favorite 0
quote 0
diplomatic mission in libya and in benghazi, ultimately in benghazi. mr. cummings, we will have, from time to time, our disagreements. i know that for all the members of this committee, we understand that these agreements must be kept on this side of the dais. these brave witnesses deserve the right to the call to testify. these brave whistleblowers are what make this committee's work work. we are the committee that led for new whistle blower protections signed by this president and the public has a right to hear their accounts we, more than any other committee, must respect whistle- blowers and work on a bipartisan basis always to protect them. with that, i recognize the ranking member for his opening statements. >> mr. chairman, i want to thank you for calling this hearing. i want to be clear. i have said it over and over again. there is no member of this congress, be they republican or democrat, who fails to uphold the right of whistle-blowers to come forward. and i sink it is sad when that accusation is made -- and i think it is sad when that accusatio
diplomatic mission in libya and in benghazi, ultimately in benghazi. mr. cummings, we will have, from time to time, our disagreements. i know that for all the members of this committee, we understand that these agreements must be kept on this side of the dais. these brave witnesses deserve the right to the call to testify. these brave whistleblowers are what make this committee's work work. we are the committee that led for new whistle blower protections signed by this president and the public...
69
69
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 69
favorite 0
quote 0
benghazi more terrorist attack than a protest. we want to distinguish, distinguish not to inflate t theevthe events and this was a well planned attack and the experts on libya know this was a well planned attack but publically jay carney is saying what you are saying publically we have no information this was preplanned, this was caused by a video. >> congressman, the next morning at 9:59 i gave another statement and i listened carefully to what you said and you kept talking about cause. well the word cause is not in my statement of the night before. >> i'm referring to what you said to me in our first exchange a few hours ago. >> no, well i'm sorry congressman if i have not been clear i will try to be clearer. i was talking about people throughout the region trying to justify attacks on our facilities as we saw later in the week and justifying their behavior and repeating it and using the fact of the video not only to arose crowds as we saw in the video clips that the ranking member played but also that would deter governments fr
benghazi more terrorist attack than a protest. we want to distinguish, distinguish not to inflate t theevthe events and this was a well planned attack and the experts on libya know this was a well planned attack but publically jay carney is saying what you are saying publically we have no information this was preplanned, this was caused by a video. >> congressman, the next morning at 9:59 i gave another statement and i listened carefully to what you said and you kept talking about cause....
112
112
May 1, 2014
05/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> the benghazi uproar gets louder. a retired general adds his voice to the others who contend there was never a connection between the benghazi terror attacks and an anti-muslim video. this is "special report." good evening. i'm bret baier. another former military official said the obama administration knew from the beginning the benghazi terror attacks were not the result of outrage over a video. we have fox team coverage tonight, ed henry at the house with another tough day of spin for the president's top spokesman. but we begin with chief intelligence correspondent katherine harrage and more testimony on capitol hill. >> nearly 20 months after the attack, the administration's explanations about who knew what and when are beginning to unravel in a very public way. the testimony laid bare uncomfortable facts. >> this was a hostile action. this was no demonstration gone terribly awry. >> retired brigadier general robert lovell, a deputy intelligence director for the africa command testified that seven hour noose the be
. >>> the benghazi uproar gets louder. a retired general adds his voice to the others who contend there was never a connection between the benghazi terror attacks and an anti-muslim video. this is "special report." good evening. i'm bret baier. another former military official said the obama administration knew from the beginning the benghazi terror attacks were not the result of outrage over a video. we have fox team coverage tonight, ed henry at the house with another tough...
42
42
Jan 11, 2016
01/16
by
KMEG
tv
eye 42
favorite 0
quote 0
naval base at sigonella, italy instead of benghazi. and in a delay that remains unexplained, it took 1hours from the time the military said they'd spun up for them to make that hour and a half flight from croatia to italy, far too late to help. col. wood: i operated there under the belief that those reactition forces would be there for us if we got into some kind of trouble like what happened. sharyl: two groups of testimony given under oath by government forces that could have responded quickly, and that even if they couldn't have gotten there in time to make a difference. gary berntsen: i don't believe either of those reflect the truth of what occurred on the ground there. they had forces moving, they could have intervened, they should have intervened, anhad they, we likely would have been in a position to save the second two men who bravely sacrificed their lives. sharyl: the state department has said, "the notion that it did not do everything possible to protect our people that night is as offensive as it is wrong." there's one pie
naval base at sigonella, italy instead of benghazi. and in a delay that remains unexplained, it took 1hours from the time the military said they'd spun up for them to make that hour and a half flight from croatia to italy, far too late to help. col. wood: i operated there under the belief that those reactition forces would be there for us if we got into some kind of trouble like what happened. sharyl: two groups of testimony given under oath by government forces that could have responded...
135
135
Mar 9, 2013
03/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
>> guy who is a self-proclaimed master mind of the benghazi attacks, is sitting in the benghazi luxury he hotel pool side sipping strawberry frappes and why haven't we gone after him. we know where the al-qaeda training camps are in libya, why haven't we gone after them. it's the message you send free open season on americans, no penalty. >> sean: and the chinese hack in into our security system no penalty. the russian over with nuclear tipped weapons. no penalty. >> no penalty. >> it's not like obama did this thing in libya, it's a war and suddenly unforseebly we had jihadists running rampant in benghazi. a lot of us campaigned against that war precisely because we didn't want to empower our enemies and i think he doesn't go after the people we know did it, it makes it too painfully obvious that it started with the people who hated america and we've empowered them. >> to pick up on that point, nobody in the mainstream media, very few, i mean, we're doing it here, but nobody is asking the bigger question about what barack obama's broader agenda is. you can't look at the map of the midd
>> guy who is a self-proclaimed master mind of the benghazi attacks, is sitting in the benghazi luxury he hotel pool side sipping strawberry frappes and why haven't we gone after him. we know where the al-qaeda training camps are in libya, why haven't we gone after them. it's the message you send free open season on americans, no penalty. >> sean: and the chinese hack in into our security system no penalty. the russian over with nuclear tipped weapons. no penalty. >> no...
106
106
May 9, 2013
05/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
it is my understanding that we have had nine oversight hearings on the benghazi -- since benghazi, the horrific attacks on september 11, 2012. ike many of my colleagues have expressed of the family, i believe we need to continue to do everything within our power as congress to get to the and thes recommendations that will prevent this from happening again. in addition to our condolences, the things that we need to do most is our jobs, to come up with the recommendations to prevent this. one of the overall conclusions of the accountability review board was just that, "that congress must do its part to meet this challenge and provide necessary resources to the state department to address security risks and meet mission imperatives here co that was -- and meet mission imperatives." it was a direct statement out of the review board recommendation. i think each of you agree that congress must do its part, am i correct? yes or no, real quick. >> yes. , i juststher chairman would hope that after this nine oversight hearings, that we will begin to work on some specific recommendations that we
it is my understanding that we have had nine oversight hearings on the benghazi -- since benghazi, the horrific attacks on september 11, 2012. ike many of my colleagues have expressed of the family, i believe we need to continue to do everything within our power as congress to get to the and thes recommendations that will prevent this from happening again. in addition to our condolences, the things that we need to do most is our jobs, to come up with the recommendations to prevent this. one of...
43
43
Jun 29, 2016
06/16
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 43
favorite 0
quote 0
the scandal of benghazi. the thing i take away and that has been mentioned by previous speakers is this jarring contrast between the and genuity and the heroism and the initiative that was taking place at benghazi. you can read these communications and understand the urgency of what they were dealing with and it's overwhelming sense of othersibility to rescue americans. meanwhile, across the ocean, almost a disposition of near-fecklessness. the summary of this meeting that a.m.,lace at seven: 30 half of the discussion, half of the readout according to the information we became privy to suggested they were talking about a video. when you read this information you come to the conclusion, at least i did, that they are more concerned about whether or they are going to be offending the libyan government i how it is this rescue is supposed to take place then whether the rescue is actually successful. marinate on that for a second. they are worried about approval. worried about how this will come up. it is clear the
the scandal of benghazi. the thing i take away and that has been mentioned by previous speakers is this jarring contrast between the and genuity and the heroism and the initiative that was taking place at benghazi. you can read these communications and understand the urgency of what they were dealing with and it's overwhelming sense of othersibility to rescue americans. meanwhile, across the ocean, almost a disposition of near-fecklessness. the summary of this meeting that a.m.,lace at seven:...
86
86
May 3, 2014
05/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 86
favorite 0
quote 0
the other benghazi is #benghazi. #benghazi is the world of online conspiracy theories, twitter trolls, and facebook right wingers. #benghazi isn't a real place, where real people died horrible deaths. it's the alternate universe of endless conspiracy theorizing and propaganda that has sucked the entire right knee a paranoid vor decks. it's represented on the speaker's graphic by the fake breaking news banner that is there for no reason. this graphic and the speaker.gov. #benghazi is where you can find tweets about how hillary clinton has buckets of blood on her hands. the white house sends more personnel to the bundy ranch over cows than they did to benghazi. it's the place where people think that a white house communications adviser looking at white house talking points is the next watergate. #benghazi isn't just online, it's an entire industry, an entire imaginary realm. it's where, for instance, lindsey graham has actually been living for the past year. >> this is not a fox news story, this is an american story. i
the other benghazi is #benghazi. #benghazi is the world of online conspiracy theories, twitter trolls, and facebook right wingers. #benghazi isn't a real place, where real people died horrible deaths. it's the alternate universe of endless conspiracy theorizing and propaganda that has sucked the entire right knee a paranoid vor decks. it's represented on the speaker's graphic by the fake breaking news banner that is there for no reason. this graphic and the speaker.gov. #benghazi is where you...